Rose died in White Plains, New York, of leukemia. In November 2009, a memorial marker was placed for Rose in the Mt. Ararat Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, next to the grave of his first wife, Minnie Knopow Rose, who died in 1964. Minnie and Leonard met at Curtis, where she studied viola. His second wife was Xenia Petschek, whom he married in January 1965.[2] Rose played an Amati cello dated 1662, played today by Gary Hoffman.
Janof, Tim. "Leonard Rose Remembered". Tutti Celli. Internet Cello Society. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
"Leonard Rose". Historical Cellists. Internet Cello Society. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
Further reading
Leonard Rose. America's Golden Age and Its First Cellist, Steven Honigberg, (revised edition 2013), Amazon.com
"With the Artists". World Famed String Players Discuss Their Art, Samuel and Sada Applebaum, John Markert & Co., New York (1955). Pages 203–211 are devoted to Leonard Rose.
Liner notes: "Leonard Rose Live in Recital, 1953–1960" VAI; "Seeking Perfection" by Susan M Anderson